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The Handbook for Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in River and Lake Basins THE HANDBOOK FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN RIVER AND LAKE BASINS March 2015 GWP / INBO The drafting of this handbook was coordinated by Josée Peress (ONEMA), Yannick Pochon Christophe Brachet of the Permanent Technical (IOWater/INBO) and Stephen Midgley proofread Secretariat of the International Network of Basin the text. Organizations (INBO), in partnership with Danka Thalmeinerova of Global Water Partnership Anne-Marie Harper was responsible for the (GWP) and Julie Magnier of the International English translation. Office for Water (IOWater). The handbook can be downloaded from the The different chapters were written by Christophe following websites: Brachet, Julie Magnier, Daniel Valensuela, Katell Petit, Benoît Fribourg-Blanc (IOWater/INBO), Nicole Bernex, Michael Scoullos and Dan Tarlock www.inbo-news.org (GWP). The case studies were collected through www.gwp.org INBO and GWP networks, and from examples www.basins-management-publications.org provided by partners. Published in 2015. Traduction : Anne-Marie Harper. Mise en page et design : Scriptoria, free z’be/Christian Fey. Coordination : Frédéric Ransonnette ISBN : 978-91-87823-15-2 (March 2015). THE HANDBOOK FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN RIVER AND LAKE BASINS www.inbo-news.org | www.gwp.org TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 ACRONYMS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7-8 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 1.1 Context.................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 1.2 How to use this Handbook .................................................................................................................................................................9 1.3 Key concepts and definitions...................................................................................................................................................9-10 2 Functions and benefits of aquatic ecosystems ..........................................................................................................................11 2.1 Role and functions of aquatic ecosystems (rivers, lakes & wetlands) .......................................................11 2.2 Human activities and pollution sources...............................................................................................................................15 3 Includind ecosystems in River/Lake Basin management plans ................................................................................19 3.1 Ecosystem considerations in basin planning processes .......................................................................................19 3.2 Interface between basin management plan and thematic plan........................................................................22 3.3 Barriers to implementation .............................................................................................................................................................24 4 Management and restoration of aquatic ecosystems .........................................................................................................25 4.1 Restoration practices ...........................................................................................................................................................................25 4.2 Green infrastructures and environmental impacts .....................................................................................................31 4.3 Natural Water Retention Measures, cross-cutting objectives and results .............................................37 5 Governance and regulation..........................................................................................................................................................................45 5.1 Example of European legislation and policies as driving forces for ecosystem protection and restoration ...............................................................................................................................................................45 5.2 Example of other regulations ........................................................................................................................................................50 5.3 Governance of aquatic ecosystems .........................................................................................................................................52 5.4 Main difficulties encountered in implementing restoration measures/projects.................................59 6 Monitoring aquatic ecosystems...............................................................................................................................................................65 6.1 Monitoring ecosystem functions ...............................................................................................................................................65 6.2 Monitoring after restoration measures.................................................................................................................................72 7 Economic and financial aspects..............................................................................................................................................................77 7.1 Economic value of aquatic ecosystems ...............................................................................................................................77 7.2 Payment for Ecosystem Services..............................................................................................................................................85 7.3 Funding of environmental actions.............................................................................................................................................89 8 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................91 Websites, References, Further Reading.....................................................................................................................................................93-94 THE HANDBOOK FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN RIVER AND LAKE BASINS www.inbo-news.org | www.gwp.org 3 BOXES, EXAMPLES AND FIGURES BOXES, EXAMPLES AND FIGURES Box 1 World Wetlands Day . .12 Box 2 European Water Framework Directive . .12 Box 3 The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity . .14 Box 4 Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) . .14 Box 5 Evaluation of damages caused by invasive species in Europe . .15 Box 6 REFORM - Restoring rivers for effective catchment management . .17 Box 7 River Basin planning - Principles, procedures and approaches for strategic basin planning . .19 Box 8 Water footprints as a diagnosis tool . .20 Box 9 Investing in green infrastructure in Europe will bring multiple returns to nature, society and people . .32 Box 10 Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol . .36 Box 11 NWRM European platform . .38 Box 12 Set of Natural Water retention measures . .39 Box 13 Structural and non-structural measures . .42 Box 14 EU Twinning projects on the Flood Directive . .43 Box 15 Projects in Europe . .46 Box 16 Natura 2000 and biodiversity objective projects . .47 Box 17 Protection of the Colorado Delta in Mexico . .51 Box 18 Ecosystem Management - From Concept to Local-scale Implementation . .58 Box 19 Importance of ecosystem concept clarification . .59 Box 20 Main difficulties characterizing the different phases of a proceeding chain of restoration . .61 Box 21 Common difficulties affecting aquatic ecosystem restoration projects . .62-63 Box 22 Tidal restoration projects and permit obstacles in the USA Issue: Permit obstacles impede restoration efforts . .64 Box 23 REFORM - REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management - Evaluation of hydromorphological restoration . .74 Box 24 Loss of ecosystem services . .77 Box 25 Payments for ecosystem services in figures . .85 Example 1 Invasive plants and neophytes in Lake Geneva . .16 Example 2 Danube River Basin Management Plan 2009 - 2015 . .21 Example 3 Basic guidelines - Rhone Mediterranean Corsica River Basin 2009 - 2015 . .21 Example 4 Fundamental guidelines of the SDAGE (water development and management masterplan) for the Rhone Mediterranean Corsica River Basin, France . .22 Example 5 Restoring river continuity in France . .26 Example 6 RESTORE - A database to share case studies on river restoration . .26 Example 7 Sharing river restoration examples in France . .27 Exemple 8 The Izumi River restoration . .27 Example 9 Practical solutions to improve fish passage for an endangered migratory fish -
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